PMID- 35684545 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220613 LR - 20220716 IS - 1420-3049 (Electronic) IS - 1420-3049 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 11 DP - 2022 Jun 4 TI - Biocementation of Pyrite Tailings Using Microbially Induced Calcite Carbonate Precipitation. LID - 10.3390/molecules27113608 [doi] LID - 3608 AB - Tailing sand contains a large number of heavy metals and sulfides that are prone to forming acid mine drainage (AMD), which pollutes the surrounding surface environment and groundwater resources and damages the ecological environment. Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology can biocement heavy metals and sulfides in tailing sand and prevent pollution via source control. In this study, through an unconfined compressive strength test, permeability test, and toxic leaching test (TCLP), the curing effect of MICP was investigated in the laboratory and the effect of grouting rounds on curing was also analyzed. In addition, the curing mechanism of MICP was studied by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The experimental results showed that MICP could induce calcium carbonate precipitation through relatively complex biochemical and physicochemical reactions to achieve the immobilization of heavy metals and sulfides and significantly reduce the impact of tailing sand on the surrounding environment. FAU - Kang, Bo AU - Kang B AD - School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. FAU - Zha, Fusheng AU - Zha F AD - School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. FAU - Deng, Weihao AU - Deng W AD - School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. AD - State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China. FAU - Wang, Runkai AU - Wang R AD - School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. FAU - Sun, Xianguo AU - Sun X AD - Anhui Huizi Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., Wuhu 241004, China. FAU - Lu, Zhitang AU - Lu Z AD - School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. LA - eng GR - 41877262/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 42030710/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 42107162/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 190885QD168/Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province/ GR - PA2021 KCPY0055/Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220604 PL - Switzerland TA - Molecules JT - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 100964009 RN - 0 (Carbonates) RN - 0 (Sand) RN - 0 (Sulfides) RN - 132N09W4PR (pyrite) RN - E1UOL152H7 (Iron) RN - H0G9379FGK (Calcium Carbonate) SB - IM MH - *Calcium Carbonate/chemistry MH - Carbonates/chemistry MH - Chemical Precipitation MH - Iron MH - *Sand MH - Sulfides/chemistry PMC - PMC9181912 OTO - NOTNLM OT - acid mine drainage (AMD) OT - biochemical and physicochemical reactions OT - microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) OT - source control COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/06/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/14 06:00 PMCR- 2022/06/04 CRDT- 2022/06/10 01:24 PHST- 2022/04/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/05/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/06/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/06/10 01:24 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - molecules27113608 [pii] AID - molecules-27-03608 [pii] AID - 10.3390/molecules27113608 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Molecules. 2022 Jun 4;27(11):3608. doi: 10.3390/molecules27113608.